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  • From voting to employment assistance, how one Pathfinder gives back

    RAF ALCONBURY, England -- From moving across continents to ever-changing social environments, life in the military can be challenging for service members and their families.Fortunately there are a myriad of services and organizations to help with these challenges. Several of these agencies helped

  • Human Performance Optimization team bolster Pathfinders health, wellness

    The 501st Combat Support Wing Human Performance Optimization team recently became an integral part of the wing's readiness to effectively accomplish the mission.The HPO team uses various methods to integrate with units across the wing providing Airmen additional resources for improving their mental

  • Pathfinder Defenders sharpen combative skills

    Airmen from the 423d Security Forces Squadron completed a a non-lethal combatives qualification course at RAF Alconbury, England, Feb. 7, 2023. The course provided Defenders with the skills and knowledge to properly detain a suspect using non-lethal combative methods.

  • Menwith Hill firefighters win back to back USAFE awards

    When a small group of people is motivated by the pursuit of excellence, there is no limit to what they can achieve.It was this pursuit that pushed RAF Menwith Hill’s fire department to earn recognition as USAFE’s best small fire department for the second year in a row, as well as USAFE’s best fire

  • Croughton Pathfinders increase on-base training options

    Personnel at RAF Croughton will soon be able to work out in ways that better suit a wide array of fitness goals.Matt Sumpter, 422d ABS fitness center director, has extensive experience and education in strength and conditioning and saw a need to improve the facilities on base to encourage engaging

  • New lactation spaces provide peace of mind for Airmen and families

    The 501st Combat Support Wing recently installed three lactation pods, along with implementing nine lactation rooms across the Wing.These lactation spaces were installed as part of the Wing’s effort to provide a clean, secure, private, and well-lit area for lactating mothers to either pump or

  • Pathfinders build camaraderie during Crown Olympics

    Members from RAF Croughton, Fairford and Welford came together for the Crown Olympics at RAFC, Jan. 6, 2022. The Olympics provided Airmen and civilians the opportunity to interact and compete at various games and activities to build camaraderie and togetherness.

  • Third AF leadership visits 501st CSW, engages with Pathfinder Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Derek France, Third Air Force commander, visited several units across the 501st Combat Support Wing, Dec. 6-8, 2022.During the immersion, France met with personnel and gained greater insight on the 501st CSW mission as he visited RAF Fairford, Croughton, Alconbury and